the 19th century usage of the term "queensware" is somewhat analogous to the
use of the term "china" to refer to any porcelain body ceramic...
queensware seems to refer to any earthenware body...think of the term "xerox" meaning
any sort of photocopying
For an in depth look at the New Orleans' ceramic importer Henry Henderson
see "1830s Painted Ware from a New Orleans Importer" by Amy Earls and George
Miller in Ceramics in America 2006 issue.
Rob Hunter
Ceramics in America